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ultramontanism

(ŭlˌtrə-mŏnˈtə-nĭzˌəm)

or Ul·tra·mon·ta·nism

noun
Roman Catholic Church

The policy that absolute authority in the Church should be vested in the pope.

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ulˌtra·monˈta·nist noun

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